Aubrey scowled at Stacie as the bellas did their dance routine. Stacie danced and touched her body sexually. She also noticed Lilly kept looking over at her and laughing and giving a thumbs up. Whenever Stacie would wink back and giggle Aubrey's glare intensified.
"Alright that's enough everyone take a break. Stacie can I talk to you for a moment." Aubrey said through clenched teeth as she motioned for her to follow.
"What is it coach?" Stacie asked smiling.
"Can you stop acting like a slut for five fucking minutes and do the damn dance right!" Aubrey yelled. Stacie's smile fell as Aubrey continued to yell at her. "And for the love of God stop flirting with Lilly!"
"But I-" Stacie tried to explain.
"No whatever just leave. I am a hundred percent sure you couldn't stop being a slut even if someone paid you." Aubrey said rolling her eyes.
Stacie stood there shocked for a minute before she turned around dropping her head. All the bellas looked at her as she gathered her stuff to leave. Lily walked over to her but Stacie only shook her head before leaving.
"If she has to leave then so am I." Lilly said getting her stuff. There was a round of yeahs and yups as the other girls followed. There was only Aubrey, Chole, and Beca left.
"Wow you really are a fucking bitch." Beca said getting her stuff.
"What did you say to me?" Aubrey asked turning her glare on the shorter girl.
"You heard her! What the fuck was that!?" Chole asked standing next to Beca.
"Why is everyone mad at me?! You all saw her!" Aubrey said glaring at her best friend.
"Yeah and we all know she has to do it for acting class you asshole." Beca said glaring at her.
"Oh here we go with that bullshit again." Aubrey said rolling her eyes.
Beca was going to argue again but Chole spoke instead. "It's no use Beca let's just go check on Stacie and see if she wants to eat with us." Chole said turning away.
Aubrey sighed throwing her hands up in the air. She shook her head in defeat as the last two of her friends walked away from her. She decided to clean the room since she had nothing else to do. The season was over and they only practiced now to stay close and hang out.
"Hey you guys." Chloe said when she and Beca found the rest of the girls. There was a group of heys and waves. "Me and Beca was wondering if you guys wanted to go get something to eat before it gets to late?"
Lilly nudged Stacie with her shoulder. "So you wanna go?" She asked her friend.
"Is Aubrey going to be there?" Stacie asked.
"Nope!" Beca cheered.
Stacie sighed and shook her head. "No that's ok I'm gonna go back to my dorm."
"But-"
"No you guys didn't do anything wrong. Its my fault for falling in love with someone like Aubrey." She said as she walked away. As soon as she got home she stripped down and crawled under her covers. She cried herself to sleep again that night.
Stacie watched the other students leave as she walked up to the teachers desk. "Yes Mr. Black?" She asked her math teacher.
"Are you aware that your failing?" He asked her.
"I knew I was doing bad but I didn't know it was that bad." She said.
"Yes well I have arranged for one of my best students to tutor you starting today. She'll be here in a minute. Here are some problems for you to work on together and good luck." He said before leaving out the door in a hurry.
"Well thanks" She huffed before going to sit back down at a table. She was busy looking over the problems and didn't see her tutor walk in.
"Uh hello?" Stacie looked up only to be looking at Aubrey. She screamed internally she just couldn't get a break. "Hey Aubrey."
Aubrey rolled her eyes before walking over and sitting down. "What you couldn't get somebody from your fan club to help you?"
"Mr. Black sat it up for me." Stacie mumbled as she looked down at her paper.
"Oh you fucking him to? That's impressive." Aubrey said smirking at the other girl. Her smirk instantly fell when Stacie looked up at her with tears in her eyes. She sat there shocked as the girl gathered her stuff in a hurry as her tears fell. "Stacie."
"Just save it. I still can't believe I fell in love with someone like you. I thought you were different but clearly I was wrong. I'm sorry you wasted your time by coming here but I think I would rather fail." Stacie before she quickly left the room. A piece of paper fluttered to the floor from her notebook.
Aubrey silently got up and picked up the paper. "Fuck." She mumbled as she looked over Stacie's schedule. She finally realized she had fucked up. She sighed as she gathered her stuff and made her way back to her and Chole's apartment.
Beca and Chole were in the kitchen. Beca was cooking while Chole staring at her like a love sick puppy. She dropped her stuff at the door and went and sat beside Chole. She just let her head fall to the counter looking at the wall. Chole and Beca looked at each other before looking back at Aubrey.
"Um Bree ar-" Chole started but Aubrey interrupted her.
"I'm the worst bitch in the world." Aubrey mumbled as she looking at the wall.
"Well only sometimes." Beca said.
"Beca!" Chole hissed shooting her a warning glance.
"It's ok Chole it'strue. Honestly I don't know why you've stuck with me all this time. Hell I would have left me by now." Aubrey said sighing as she picked her head up. She stood up and went to the door. "Even I hate me right now. I'll be back sometime later." She said then she was gone.
"What the hell was that?" Beca asked as she looked from the door to Chole then back.
"I'm not really sure." Chole said looking at the door.
"Do you think she's going to be alright?" Beca asked as she turned down the fire on the stove.
Before Chole could answer it started thundering followed by rain making both girls jump. "I hope so." Chole said holding her chest. She looked over at the key rack and noticed Bree didn't take her keys. "That idiot forget her damn keys." Chole said rubbing her temples.
"You know she doesn't think straight when she's mad." Beca said as she finished up cooking. "Anyway let's go watch these movies you said I had to see before the power goes out."
Chole waited til Beca was in reach then pulled her between her legs. "Hmm we could but I wasn't planning on watching the movies really." She said moving a stray hair behind Beca's ear. She pulled her closer wrapping her arms around her.
Beca blushed as she looked down. "Oh um then what were we gonna do?" She asked biting her lip.
"Beca." Chole said.
Beca slowly looked up then froze from the small smile Chole had on her face. She just looked so beautiful. Chole cupped her cheek and she leaned into it still staring at her.
"God your eyes are just so fucking beautiful. No I take that back everything about you is so beautiful." Chole said stroking her cheek with her thumb.
"Chole-" Chole slide her thumb over her lips silencing her.
"The first time I saw you at the activity fair I just somehow knew. I couldn't explain it but I just knew. Even when I heard you singing in the shower I knew it was you and before I knew it I was in the shower with you. You use to have so many walls but I didn't care. I knew that if I never left you alone then you would knock them all down for me. Beca I'm in love you." She said smiling.
Beca had tears in her eyes as she smiled. Chole quickly wiped then away. "I'm in love with you to you weirdo. It took me a little longer to realize it than you did but I did." She said.
"I'm so happy you did." Chole whispered before she kissed her.
Aubrey swept her wet hair to the back with her fingers as she got under the porch. She only made it to the sidewalk before it started raining. She just sighed and kept walking she knew she deserved it. She didn't know where Stacie lived so she couldn't go straight there so she went for the next best thing. Her best friend. Aubrey sighed as she moved her hand to knock on the door. It was a minute before she heard shuffling then the door open.
"Ye-Aubrey?" Lilly said as she fell against the door frame.
"Um hi." Aubrey said awkwardly.
"Not to be rude but why are?" Lilly asked still confused.
Aubrey put her hands in her back pockets shuddering as the wet cold martial touched her skin more. "I know I am a totally fucking bitch and I want to apologize. I'm going to apologize to her to so don't worry but I need to apologize to you first. I was jealous of you and I'm sure you'll know why later." She said looking at her.
Lilly just looked at her as she let it all set in. "Ok." She said slowly.
"Can you tell me where her apartment is so I can go talk to her? I know I don't deserve to know but please I need to talk to her." Aubrey said pleading with her eyes.
Lilly looked at her again before rolling her eyes. She walked back into her apartment and Aubrey started to walk back into the rain.
"Wait!" Lilly said calling out to her. Aubrey turned around raising a eyebrow. "Here's her adress." Lilly said giving her a piece of paper.
Aubrey read it then smiled stuffing the paper in her pocket and turning around.
"Hey if you hurt her again I swear I'll kick your fucking ass." Lilly said before closing her door.
Aubrey had a little bit of hope as she made her way to Stacie's apartment. In her book a little hope was better then nothing.
Stacie was watching a movie and eating popcorn in her underwear with a broken heart. She finally reached the conclusion that Aubrey would never love her. Hell she didn't even like her as a friend that much. She slipped on a pullover as there was a knock on the door. Imagine her surprise when a soaked Aubrey was standing there staring at her.
"Why are you here?" She croaked out.
Aubrey was taken back by how much raw emotion she saw in her eyes. "C-can we please talk?" She begged.
Stacie sighed as she walked away so Aubrey could come in. She disappeared into another room and left Aubrey standing awkwardly at the door. Aubrey didn't know what to do she didn't even think Stacie would let her in. She got lost in her thoughts until a towel hit her in the face. She looked over at the couch to see Stacie against the back of it with her arms crossed staring at her.
"You might want to dry off and say whatever you have to say then leave." Stacie said looking at the ground. "I'm sure you don't want to be in my slutty home for long."
Aubrey gripped the towel tighter as she held it to her side. "I'm sorry." She said making Stacie's head snap up to look at her.
Aubry had tears in her eyes as she fell back against the door. "I'm so fucking sorry. I'm a complete fucking bitch and now I know it for myself now. I really thought you were just being slutty and flirting with Lily. I thought the girls were lying for you. I didn't know you were telling the truth until today. When you left your schedule fell out on the ground." She said not able to look her in the eyes. "Look in sorry to bother you but I have one more thing to say then I'll leave okay. I'm in love with you to. I know it sounds unbelievable coming from me but it's true. From the first day I saw you. At first I thought I had a chance but once I saw you only acted like that towards guys I figured I didn't. Then I saw you play around with Lily and I got jealous. I said things I should have never said and I'm sorry. I know you said you were in love with me but it's ok if you hate me because I hate myself most of the time. Maybe if I wasn't such a coward in the first place I could have been told you and saved you all this pain. I'm not hear asking for forgiveness or anything. I just wanted you to hear me out."
Stacie stood there shocked not able to do anything else as she watched Aubrey put the towel on the key hook by the door before leaving.
Aubry came home to find Chole and Beca on the couch kissing. "Whoa I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt." She said walking over to the washroom closet and putting her soaked jacket in there.
"Aubrey!" Chole shouted as her and Beca separated.
"Hi." Aubrey said offering them a weak smile.
"Are you okay?" Beca asked truly concerned for her friend.
"I'm fine."
"No you're not! You're soaked from head to toe from walking in the rain." Chole said standing up.
"I'm going to go shower and then I'm going to bed."
"But I coo-"
"I know and thank you Beca but I'm not hungry and I just want to sleep."
"But-"
"I'll be better in the morning Chole."
And with that Aubrey closed the door to her room leaving behind her two confused friends. The thing is though that Aubrey wasn't fine in the morning. She got up and left before Chole could talk to her. When she got home she barely spoke to her. Aubrey pushed her food around on her plate before throwing it away. She thanked Beca before she grabbed her jacket and left again. This went on and on for days before Chole finally caught her before she left.
"Bree what's wrong?" She asked as she blocked the door.
Aubrey sighed running a hand through her hair. "Nothing is wrong." She said quietly.
"Bullshit!" Chole yelled making her jump. She looked up to see Chole glaring at her. "Why do you keep lying to me? I'm your bestfriend I'm always here for you but you won't let me in anymore. I know you. This isn't like you. You've barely said anything to me at all. You leave way early than you normally do for class abd then you don't come back til at night. Now tell me what's wrong dammit or I'm not letting you leave."
Aubrey looked at her for a long time. She rubbed her temple before telling her everything that had happened.
"Bree why did you never tell me?" Chole asked as she laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Because there is nothing to tell and there still isn't. I don't deserve someone as great as she is. She deserves someone so much better than me." Aubrey said grabbing her keys and leaving. She moved past a ready to knock Beca.
"So I'm guessing it didn't go well?" Beca asked as they watched Aubrey drive away in her truck.
Chole shook her head pulling Beca in after her. "No she told me everything." She said pulling them to the couch.
"Ok so tell me what's going on." Beca said as she straddled her lap. She pushed Chole's hair out of her face and kissed her nose.
"She's in love with Stacie. Stacie's in love with her. She told Stacie about her feelings and apologized for everything. And now she's like this." Chole said rubbing her face.
"Oh well I wasn't expecting that." Beca said. "Your telling me. I'm her bestfriend and she hasn't told me anything." Chole said.
"Well hopefully it'll all work out. I mean the bellas are meeting today she has to come right?"
"I hope so." Chole sighed.
Aubrey didn't come though much to everyone's surprise. It was even more of a surprise when Beca and Chole chose to start anyway.
"Beca are you guys really gonna start without blondy?" Amy asked.
"Yeah she's not coming anyway." Chole said sadly. Beca grabbed her hand and she smiled at her.
"Why?" Lily asked as everybody sat down.
"I'm not sure she doesn't talk to me anymore. She gets up before I do and leaves then comes home really late. I tried looking for her after her last class but she's no where on campus." Chole said looking at the floor. "We've been bestfriends since we were five. I know this isn't like her and I can't to anything about it because she won't let me in." There room turned silent as they all just sat there. No one really knew what to say.
"Hey how about we all go back to their apartment and wait on Aubrey." Beca suggested. "It's Friday. We can all wait up on her and then corner her. She'll have to talk to us then."
It was four in the morning and Stacie was the only one still up. She was sitting in a chair by the window. She hugged her knees to her chest while she looked at the sky and sung to herself. Her peaceful little bubble was popped when headlights ran across her face. She quietly made her way outside without waking everyone else up. Aubrey got out her truck and was shocked to see Stacie there starring at her.
"What's your problem?" Stacie asked stepping a little closer.
"Excus-"
"Why are you acting like this can't you see you're hurting Chole?! Hurting me?!" Stacie yelled at her. "Every single day since I saw you I've asked why you. Why did you have to be the one to steal my heart? How do you cause me so much pain but I still want you?" Aubrey stood there not sure what do or say.
"I hate you." Stacie whispered but loud enough for Aubrey to hear.
"I-I'm sorry I'll stay away from you." Aubrey whispered back as she walked past her with her head down.
"I hate you." Stacie said pushing her. "I hate! I hate you! I hate y-" She said until she tripped and started crying.
Aubrey was by her side in a second helping her sit up. "Stacie are you ok?" She asked looking her over. She noticed she scrapped her knee badly. "Does it hurt anywhere besides your knee?" Stacie nodded her head pointing to her ankle. She picked her up gentle. "It's going to be ok I'm going to take you to the hospital ok?"
"Th-thank you." Stacie mumbled into her neck.
Aubrey ignored the tremble that went down her spin as she gently placed her in the truck. "It's no problem." Aubrey said buckling her in before running around to her side and jumping in.
Aubry carried her in and sat her down. She went up to the nurses station and explained what happened. She quickly filled out the paper work then went back to Stacie's side. "She said someone will be out here soon."
"I-I don't hate you." Stacie said laying her head on her shoulder.
"Shhh it's ok we'll talk about that later." Aubrey said.
"Hey! I'm Emily may I look at your ankle?" Emily asked Stacie.
Stacie nodded as she raised her ankle. She whimpered as the doctor looked it over and moved it around. "Ok it seems you twisted it really badly." She said pulling a brace out of her pocket. "Whenever these things happen it usually is a twisted ankle so I bring a brace along with me just in case." She said smiling as she put it on. "Now stay off of it and keep it iced and you should be good to go."
As soon as the doctor left Aubrey picked Stacie up and carried her outside. "I could have walked you know." Stacie said blushing.
"I know but that would have taken forever and she said to stay off of it." Aubrey laughed as the girl in her arms huffed out a thanks.
Aubrey safely got Stacie inside her apartment into her bed. Then stood their awkwardly not knowing what to do so she decided to leave.
"Wait!" Stacie said as she grabbed her wrist. "Um why don't you just stay? The sun's coming up and we both haven't slept."
"I don't think that's a good idea." Aubrey mumbled.
"Well I do didn't you hear me before." Stacie said. "I'm still in love with you."
Aubrey sat on the edge of the bed. She cupped her cheek and Stacie leaned in to it. "Are you sure?"
"Are you going to keep hurting me?" She asked as put her hand over gets.
"No and I can't say I'm sorry enough but I promise to make up for. If you let me of course. I'll show you how much I love you every single day." Aubrey said.
"Then hurry up and kiss me you idiot." Stacie said smiling at her.
Aubrey smiled before she leaned forward and kissed her. It started off slow then quickly turned passionate. Aubrey stood up and took off her jacket, shoes and pants. Then she helped Stacie range her's off. Stacie whimpered at having to move her ankle. Aubrey gently kissed ankle then her knee when her pants were finally off earning a gasp from her. She kissed her lips again before maneuvering them into a position that wouldn't hurt Stacie.
"Is this ok?" She whispered. Stacie only nodded as she got lost in her eyes. "I'm only going to kiss you. I won't you so bad but i want it to be special." She said before reconnecting their lips. She sighed in content at the contact. It wasn't long before they both fell asleep in each others arms.
Stacie woke up a couple hours later on Aubrey's chest. She smiled as she propped up on her arm. She moved the hair out of Aubrey's face before kissing her. Aubrey mumbled something in her sleep and Stacie laughed. Aubrey slowly opened her eyes and smiled.
"So it wasn't a dream." She said tracing her fingers over Stacie's lips.
"No it wasn't." Stacie said kissing her palm.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Aubrey asked.
Stacie threw her head back laughing. "Of course I've been yours since the beginning." Aubrey pulled her back down and kissed. "As much as I love this and believe me I do. We have bellas waiting on you. They don't know I came outside because I was the only one up."
Aubrey sighed into her neck. "Ok get dressed and we can go. Wait do you need to shower?"
"No I did last at your place."
Chole opened the door ready to yell at her bestfriend but froze from what she saw. Aubrey was standing there holding Stacie in her arms. Aubrey rolled her eyes and walked past her. She ignored the rest of the bellas as she went and put Stacie in the love seat.
"I'm finna go shower." She said before going upstairs.
Stacie just say there awkwardly as everyone starred at her.
"So are you guys together?" Chole asked over Beca's shoulder.
"Yeah." Stacie said with a small smile.
"Thank god I thought I was gonna have to murder her." Lilly said. "But I'm really happy for the both of you."
"Thanks." Stacie said smiling at her bestfriend.
"Ok yay lesbian love whatever. What the hell happened to your ankle?" Amy asked pointing to the brace on Stacie's ankle.
"Oh um last night when Aubrey came home I went outside to yell at her. Well while I was screaming at her she started to walk away. When I went to push her again I trip in the small hole in the yard. I scrapped my knee and twisted my ankle. She took me to the hospital and then we went back to mines." Stacie said she couldn't get the smile off of her face.
"So you got a twisted ankle and a girlfriend this morning?" CR asked and Stacie nodded. "That a girl!" She said high fiving her and causing every to laugh.
Aubrey came down the steps in sweats and sports bra. She picked Stacie up and sat down pulling her close. "Told them without me?" She asked kissing her cheek and nuzzling her neck. Stacie giggled and pushed her back some.
"Not in front of the kids honey." Stacie said still laughing.
"It's not my fault I can't keep my hands of their beautiful mother." Aubrey said kissing her on the lips. Stacie laughed harder when they separated and she just watched memorized. "You have such a pretty laugh."
"And you have pretty eyes." Stacie said kissing her again. They had completely forgotten about the other people in the room.
"Ok um were happy for you guys but could you not in front of us?" Beca asked.
"Why hobbit I've walked into this house seeing you and a certain red head defiling my couch plenty of times." Aubrey said.
Beca blushed red turned away. "Shut up Bree." Chole said coming to get girlfriend's rescue.
Everyone laughed but Chole quickly put an end to it. "So that song that you sung over and over again all through this year was for her?" She asked raising a eyebrow.
"Yes" She said rolling her eyes.
"I wanna hear it." Stacie demanded.
Beca ran to get the guitar that was Aubrey's room. "Did you plan this just so you could play?" Aubrey asked when she got back.
"Maybe maybe not now sing woman." Beca said as she started playing.
Aubrey moved so she could face get girlfriend good before she started singing.
I can love you desperately, though your love ain't guaranteed
Oh, I wish you knew the deal, gotta learn from far away
And I simply needed space, space for me to be
And I think you need it too
Though I know you call me selfish for assuming I did this for you too, you still got me around your finger
Even though I'm far away Please believe me when I say
Everything I do, I'm gonna think of you
Don't know what else to do
You got me, you got me, baby
Everything I make, I only make for you
Baby, be patient for me
And please don't fall in love with someone new I promise one day I'll come back for you
Oh, you say you hate me now, and you burn me with your words
Calling me a fool, saying that I've fucked up everything
And you'll never forgive me, though I'm doing this for you
Baby, can't you see if there is such a thing Of loving someone so much that you need
To give them time to let them breathe
But you don't understand, I wish you understood
Oh, I hope one day you do
Believe in you, believe in me, we're meant to be together
I told you, weren't lyin', I know you aren't relying
And now I am supplying you the time and space
To let you grow into the person that I know, that I know you can be
And I can be one too
And I'll come back to you
And I am ready for you, baby, I am ready for you now
I'm not ready for you now, please don't hate me
I promise one day I'll come back to you
I promise one day I'll come back to you
I promise baby, one day I'll come back to you
I promise baby, one day I'll come back to you
Stacie was crying by the time Aubrey finished. "I love you so much." She said kissing her.
"I love you to." Aubrey said wiping her tears away. "I was not ready for you then but baby I'm so ready now. No matter what I won't ever walk away from us."
"You guys are cute and all but I'm hungry." Amy whined.
Beca laughed as pulled CR into the kitchen with her. "What do you guys want?" She asked.
"And be reasonable guys we can only do so much." CR said throwing her arm on Beca's shoulder.
"Make us a five star meal." Lily said rolling on her back.
The two girls groaned as everyone else agreed.
"You know I never thought it would ever be this simple." Aubrey said as Stacie played with her hair.
"If you think about it it never really was." Stacie said.
"Hmmm I guess your right but at least now we're together."
"Yeah together."